The whole world and every human being in it is everybody's business.

All writers are discontent. That's because they're aware of a potential and believe they're not reaching it.

People are people. Don't be afraid of them.

I can't decide for you whether or not you have got to write, but if anything in the world, war, or pestilence, or famine, or private hunger, or anything, can stop you from writing, then don't write . . . because if anything can even begin to keep you from writing you aren't a writer and you'll be in a hell of a mess until you find out. If you are a writer, you'll still be in a hell of a mess, but you'll have better reasons.

Everybody has got to die, but I have always believed an exception would be made in my case.

To Armenians, half Armenians, quarter Armenians, and one-eight Armenians. Sixteen and thirty-second Armenians, and other winners, are likelier to be happy with a useful book

Genius is play, and man's capacity for achieving genius is infinite, and many may achieve genius only through play.